cloud temple phoenix hairpin

Chapter 103 (1)
Chapter 91 (1)
Xie Zuiqiao woke up, the tent was still dark, he touched the side with his hand, but it was empty, immediately lost all sleepiness, turned over, lifted the tent and was about to go out to ask someone to ask, when he heard the door creak and was caught. Gently pushed it away, separated from the long black lacquered screen with a picture of a lady watching a treasure, and faintly saw the light of a candle ball shaking outside, so she got up and went over, and saw Mingyu dressed casually, accompanied by Zhou's mother , Surprised: "Ah Yu, I just woke up and didn't see you, I was going to look for you. It was still dark early in the morning, where did you go?"

Zhou's mother hurriedly said: "Grandpa, you don't know, our girl deliberately went to the kitchen early and made the ai pomelo balls that we only have in Jiangzhou, so you can eat them later."

Xie Zuiqiao had lived in Jiangzhou for several years, so he understood when he heard this.It turns out that there is a custom in Jiangzhou. When relatives want to go far away, the family members will use ground glutinous rice, chopped wormwood and pomelo leaves to make balls and eat them as a farewell farewell.The leaves of wormwood pomelo bring good luck and avoid evil, and small balls imply an early return and reunion.

"I'm afraid it will have a strong taste, and you won't be used to it, so I made it with yellow sliced ​​sugar and liqueur. It's the first time I've made it, and if it's not done well, don't think I'm poor in craftsmanship."

Ming Yu looked at him and smiled.

In the candlelight, Xie Zuiqiao saw that there were still faint traces of tiredness around her eye circles.Knowing that she was stalked by him last night, it was almost four o'clock when the two fell asleep.I didn't expect to be so caring, and I cooked for myself early in the morning. I was so moved that I couldn't describe it. In front of Zhou's mother, I didn't say much, I just smiled at her: "You cook it yourself. Yes, it must be delicious."

The leak in the room shows that it is already the beginning of the fifth watch.Zhou's mother came in with the maids, turned on the lights in the room, waited for the two to wash up, and then they all retreated.

Ming Yu silently helped him change his clothes, and when she lowered her head to button the belt around his waist, she was pulled into his arms by him.

"You must wear this inner armor day and night, and you can't take it off for a moment..."

She grabbed his sleeves with both hands, looked up at him, and forced a smile.

Xie Zuiqiao nodded, lightly brushed her cheek with the back of his hand, and whispered in her ear: "Ayu, remember what I told you last night. After a while, there may be some unrest in Beijing. If there is chaos, you Don't go anywhere, let alone believe in rumors. I'll leave Uncle Gao behind, and you and Jingzhu will stay at home and wait for me to come back together."

Ming Yu hummed and pressed her face against his chest.Xie Zuiqiao hugged her tightly, finally let go, took her hand and said with a smile, "Go, go and eat the meatballs you made."

As the autumn night grew longer, when Ming Yu, Xie Jingzhu and others sent Xie Zuiqiao out of the General's Mansion together, the sky was still dim.Xie Jingzhu only said that her brother's trip to Tenz was just an ordinary business trip. Although the time to go was longer, as long as he was accompanied by his sister-in-law at home, the days would not be boring.Seeing that my brother's back has long since disappeared,

The sister-in-law still looked at each other in a daze, and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't miss it. Didn't my brother say that he would rush back to eat the millet and bean rice in November? It passed by in a blink of an eye. Besides, my brother is not here, and I am still at home with me." Where is sister-in-law?"

November Wang is the first festival of winter, and we eat millet and bean rice on that day.Seeing Xie Jingzhu's sweet smile, Ming Yu nodded and held her hand, and said with a smile, "That's right. Your brother keeps his word. Let's wait for him to come back at home and celebrate the festival together."

Half a month has passed in a blink of an eye, and it is almost the end of October. Although winter has not yet officially entered, the weather has turned cold all of a sudden.

The winter in Jinjing is quite different from that in the south of the Yangtze River. It is extremely dry and cold.As soon as night fell, a silver charcoal stove was lit in the room of the general's mansion to keep warm.At this time, central Beijing is still as peaceful as it used to be, with feasts and songs everywhere.When Ming Yu first arrived in Beijing, due to the need to show her face as the new mistress of the General's Mansion, most of the posts she received were invited.Now all the prince's mansions, the four hereditary marquis' mansions and other mansions that should be played have been visited one by one.She was not an active person, and she was not in the mood, so she simply stayed behind closed doors, and she resigned from the general banquet invitations on the grounds that she was unwell.During the day, Mingyu and Xie Jingzhu embroidered or read. Occasionally, Pei Wenying would come to visit, and the days were considered peaceful.Counting the footsteps secretly, the emperor Liejia and his party should also arrive at Tenz at this time, but they don't know what the situation there is at this time. It is difficult to fall asleep at night, and even when they fall asleep, they often wake up from the chaotic dream , I just felt my heart pounding.

On October 27, the emperor left Beijing for 20 days.Today is the birthday of Princess Songyang.Ming Yu had already received an invitation from the Princess Mansion.This princess has a big background, unlike other people, she can get away with her poor health, and Ming Yu has a good impression of her, so on this day, she prepared the congratulatory gifts, dressed properly, and took Xie Jingzhu to the board together. The carriage goes out.

Songyang is the fiefdom of the princess, so it is named after it.It's just that she is the youngest daughter of the old empress, and she is deeply favored, so she stays in the princess mansion of Chengtianmen in the middle of the year for most of the year, which is only a stick of incense away from the general's mansion.When the carriage drove halfway, Ming Yu heard a rush and chaotic sound of horseshoes coming from far and near outside. Someone was yelling loudly, but they couldn't hear what they said clearly, and felt that the carriage gradually stopped.

"Sister-in-law..."

Xie Jingzhu glanced at Ming Yu with some anxiety.

"Uncle Gao, what happened outside?"

Ming Yu opened a corner of the curtain and saw the pedestrians on the street fleeing in panic, and even the nearby shops were busy closing their doors, so he asked Gao Jun who was escorting him outside.

Gao Jun gestured to her to wait, and greeted a group of people galloping towards her.When he came back after a while, his face was serious, and he said to Ming Yu through the curtain: "Young madam, something has happened. Just now, Mr. Liu from the admiral's office issued an order to immediately block the four gates and put a curfew in central Beijing. I'm afraid we won't be able to go to the princess mansion."

Ming Yu remembered Xie Zuiqiao's advice to her before leaving, and her heart skipped a beat.

Sure enough.

"Hurry back to the house and close the door!"

she said immediately.

Gao Jun responded and directed the coachman to turn around and return.

In the flower hall of Princess Songyang's mansion, the princess in full costume was chatting and laughing with some noble ladies who were invited to arrive early, when there was a sudden movement outside the hall.He frowned and was about to ask someone to take a look, when a group of armored soldiers had already broken into the flower hall.She recognized it at a glance, it was the person in the admiral's office who was in charge of the capital's Wei Rong.

The silk string music stopped abruptly, and there was no sound in the flower hall.Such a rude and sudden intrusion was like killing a sword out of its sheath in a place full of flowers. Everyone had a look of uneasiness on their faces, and an ominous omen suddenly appeared in the princess's heart, but she sat in the chair and watched The person who came came sneered and said, "You are so brave, you dare to break into my mansion like this. Is your Master Liu impatient? Get out of here!"

The leader of the team at the front knelt down to salute her, stood up before he heard the call, and said respectfully, "For disturbing the princess's pleasure, I really deserve death. It's just that there is a change in Beijing, and it's just to prevent the rebellion. Master Liu Under the order of Prime Minister Yan, he is temporarily in charge of the capital. The princess has golden branches and jade leaves. For the sake of safety, the villain is ordered to escort the princess back to the fief temporarily, and welcome the princess back after she is safe."

When he spoke, his expression was respectful, but his tone was extremely tough.

The ladies in the hall were shocked and looked at each other.

"What's wrong with my brother and prince?!"

Princess Songyang suddenly stood up, her willow eyebrows stood upright.

"Your Highness, get up now, the car is already waiting outside. Don't make it difficult for the villain." The leader avoided answering, but said to her, holding the handle of the knife at his waist.

Princess Songyang's complexion changed drastically.

Liu Xiang and the Yan family of the admiral's office have blatantly controlled the capital and made trouble against themselves. The only possibility is that something happened to the emperor!
"I want to enter the palace to meet my mother!"

Princess Songyang suddenly stood up, and walked a few steps outside the hall, the leader gave a wink, and the soldiers behind her had already drawn their swords to block her way.

"Your Highness, the Queen Mother has been protected, so don't worry, Princess. Please." The leader said unhurriedly, and then shouted to the women behind the princess, "Martial law in Beijing will start from now on, please Wives and wives, control your family when you go back, don’t go out into the streets, it’s not good to be arrested as a rebel.”

The noble ladies in Beijing are all good people, and they have long thought of going with the princess.At this moment, they just wanted to rush back to ask their husbands for news, and when they heard the words, they immediately got up and left in a hurry.

"Princess, please."

The leader held out his hand to her.

"Go away, I will go by myself."

Songyang picked up the long skirt embroidered with golden silk phoenix and bird patterns, and walked out slowly.On the corridor of the courtyard, several guards of the Princess Mansion fell down, with a pool of blood under their bodies.She seemed to smell the disgusting smell of blood in her nose, and her long nails sank deep into her palm.

There is no doubt that there will be a difficult and depressing period of time ahead.

It was not only Princess Songyang who felt the pain, but Mingyu even more so.

After turning back halfway, the four doors of the General's Mansion were closed tightly.During the day, there were few people on the usually bustling streets, and from time to time, the soldiers of the Admiralty's Office, who were in charge of guarding and inspecting, were seen patrolling the city. At night, the entire Jinjing was as quiet as a dead city.There was no news, but all kinds of rumors spread within the high walls of Jin Jing's rich family.Everyone is guessing whether the emperor has suffered a sudden change, and is anxiously waiting for a bloody storm that is about to change.However, within a few days, even the servants in the general's mansion began to discuss in private.Ming Yu asked Lu Da and Mama An to pass on the message that they were not allowed to talk about government affairs in vain, and those who found out and talked about it would be killed on the spot, and finally the entire family calmed down.

"Sister-in-law, can I stay and sleep with you? A few nights ago, I was a little scared to sleep alone..."

This night, Xie Jingzhu was reluctant to go back to the room, and finally looked at Ming Yu and said in a low voice.

Ming Yu complied.

The lights were turned off, and there was silence.I don't know how long it has passed, and suddenly there is the sound of rain hitting plantains outside the window.

Here comes the first winter rain...

I don't know where he is now...

Ming Yu sighed secretly, closed her eyes and was about to fall asleep, when Xie Jingzhu beside her suddenly moved.

"Sister-in-law, are you asleep? If something happened to the emperor, my brother would definitely be punished, right? Maybe something happened to my brother now... My father is not at home, what should I do... "

Ming Yu heard her asking herself intermittently in a suppressed voice.Sighing again, he groped and held her somewhat cold hand.

"Don't worry about sleeping. Your brother promised us that we would rush back to eat millet rice and rice together. He kept his word, we just wait."

Xie Jingzhu leaned towards her.Ming Yu hugged her slender body, and patted her on the back like Xie Zuiqiao sometimes coaxed him.

"Sister-in-law, I believe you, let's wait for brother to come back..." With a low grunt, she gradually fell asleep in Mingyu's arms.

Ming Yu tightened the quilt for her, but she fell into the boundless darkness.

She knew their plan, even this incident in Beijing, he had already reminded her.But now, as the days passed, her fears grew.She has never realized how important he is to her like now.If something really happened to him, or if their plan failed - she couldn't imagine how she would live the rest of her life...

She couldn't help hugging Xie Jingzhu tightly in her arms, absorbing the warmth from her body with all her strength.

He'll be right back, she told herself.

At the same moment, Tenz Palace.

It was late at night, and in the vast and lofty palace, the tallow candlesticks as thick as arms were still burning brightly, illuminating the shadows and pupils on the wall.

In the palace, a fierce debate was going on.

(End of this chapter)